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.TH "LWRES_GAI_STRERROR" "3" "2007\-06\-18" "ISC" "BIND9"
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.SH "NAME"
lwres_gai_strerror \- print suitable error string
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.ft B
.nf
#include <lwres/netdb\&.h>
.fi
.ft
.HP \w'char\ *\ gai_strerror('u
.BI "char * gai_strerror(int\ " "ecode" ");"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBlwres_gai_strerror()\fR
returns an error message corresponding to an error code returned by
\fBgetaddrinfo()\fR\&. The following error codes and their meaning are defined in
include/lwres/netdb\&.h\&.
.PP
\fBEAI_ADDRFAMILY\fR
.RS 4
address family for hostname not supported
.RE
.PP
\fBEAI_AGAIN\fR
.RS 4
temporary failure in name resolution
.RE
.PP
\fBEAI_BADFLAGS\fR
.RS 4
invalid value for
\fBai_flags\fR
.RE
.PP
\fBEAI_FAIL\fR
.RS 4
non\-recoverable failure in name resolution
.RE
.PP
\fBEAI_FAMILY\fR
.RS 4
\fBai_family\fR
not supported
.RE
.PP
\fBEAI_MEMORY\fR
.RS 4
memory allocation failure
.RE
.PP
\fBEAI_NODATA\fR
.RS 4
no address associated with hostname
.RE
.PP
\fBEAI_NONAME\fR
.RS 4
hostname or servname not provided, or not known
.RE
.PP
\fBEAI_SERVICE\fR
.RS 4
servname not supported for
\fBai_socktype\fR
.RE
.PP
\fBEAI_SOCKTYPE\fR
.RS 4
\fBai_socktype\fR
not supported
.RE
.PP
\fBEAI_SYSTEM\fR
.RS 4
system error returned in errno
.RE
The message
invalid error code
is returned if
\fIecode\fR
is out of range\&.
.PP
\fBai_flags\fR,
\fBai_family\fR
and
\fBai_socktype\fR
are elements of the
\fBstruct addrinfo\fR
used by
\fBlwres_getaddrinfo()\fR\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBstrerror\fR(3),
\fBlwres_getaddrinfo\fR(3),
\fBgetaddrinfo\fR(3),
\fBRFC2133\fR()\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBInternet Systems Consortium, Inc\&.\fR
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
Copyright \(co 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2014-2016, 2018-2021 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
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